Combined coin purse and billfold



Dec. 11, 1945. N. H. swANsoN COMBINED COIN PURSE AND BILLFOLD FiledMarch 25, 1943,

Zia/6 2232". #5106225072 2 2 .K 4 x: r: n nL ..u E w 74 E Patented Dec.11, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED COIN PURSE AND BILLFOLDNels H. Swanson, Chicago, Ill.

Application March 25, 1943, Serial No. 480,465

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined coin purse and bill fold adapted tobe constructed of flexible material, such as leather, and to include arack or frame to receive coins.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved combinedcoin purse and bill fold.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bill fold which includesan upwardly open pocket, foldable upon itself at the middle of itslength, together with a flap arranged to close the opening of thepocket, and means to secure the flap in closed position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bill fold combinedwith a coin rack and provided with a flap which serves as a closure forthe open side of the bill fold, together with a strap extending aroundthe lower edges of the folded sections of the bill fold and means forconnecting the flap to the strap.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a bill fold consistingof an upwardly open pocket foldable upon itself at the middle of itslength, together with means for closing the pocket and means for holdingthe sections of the pocket in closely folded relation to each otherOther objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined bill fold and coin purseembodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the bill fold in open position,with the closure flap and securing strap released.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan or edge View of the purse in closed position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken as indicated at line I4on Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary rear elevation showing the attachment of thetab to the back wall of the bill fold.

A bill fold commonly consists of a single elongated pocket to receivepaper currency, and sometimes includes supplemental pockets formed onthe inner face of the money pocket so that when the latter is foldedupon itself these inner pockets are concealed and substantially closedby the folding operation alone. In such a structure there is usually nonecessity for securing means, since the bill fold assumes a fairly fiatform and is held closed when placed in the pocket of a garment. Thepresent device, however, is slightly more bulky, in that the bill foldhas secured to one of its inner faces a coin receiving rack which is ofsubstantial depth or thickness so that when the bill fold is doubledover the rack it should preferably have some securing means to hold itin such folded position.

As shown in Figure 1, the construction embodying this invention includesan outer wall I and an inner Wall 2, which may be integral With theouter wall and folded upon it along the bottom line 3 of the device,while the lateral or end edges of the outer walll and inner wall 2 arestitched together at 4 and 5, as seen in Figure 2. This forms a pocketopen at the upper edge, as indicated in Figure 2, and adapted to receivepaper currency shown at A in said figure. The inner wall 2 may beslightly shorter than the outer Wall I at the middle of the length ofthe structure, so that these parts can be doubled upon themselvesreadily for assuming the closed position of Figure 1.

A card pocket may be provided by means of additional material 6,attached to one end of the structure, and the other end supports a coinrack 1 formed of metal or plastic, and of comparatively rigidconstruction for receiving coins of various denominations in the slotsor guideways formed by its several fingers. The coin rack is attached bysuitable fasteners, such as rivets 8, to a flexible hinge which may becomposed of the same leather or other flexible material from which thebill fold Walls I and 2 are constructed. This hinge, as shown, consistsof a strip of the flexible material doubled upon itself to form a tube9, with stitching at I 0 securing the material in this form, and alsoattaching it to the inner face of a supplemental wall I2 which issecured to the inner wall 2 of the bill fold and forms a second cardpocket therewith, said pocket opening at I3 toward the hinge or fold ofthe bill fold proper. One of the free ends or margins I4 of the stripwhich forms the tube 9 is attached to the coin frame I by rivets 8, andserves to position the frame with respect to the rest of the structure,also serving as a hinge which permits the frame to be swung forwardlyfrom the wall I2 to facilitate handling of the coins (not shown) in therack. The tubular portion 9 may be employed to hold a pencil I5, ifdesired.

When the half of the bill fold which carries the pocket at 6 is foldedover the other half which carries the rack or frame I, the upwardly openside of the elongated pocket is disposed in two parts, side by side, andboth parts are closed by means of a flap I6, which may be simply anextension of the outer wall I, as indicated in Figure 4, such flapextending through something less than one-half of the length of saidouter wall.

It is found that if the flap I6 is folded over the front section of theouter wall 1 in the closed position of the bill fold, and merely securedto said front section, there is a tendency for the lower edges of thebill fold to spread or gap, giving an unsightly appearance and somewhatreducing the security of the device as a coin holder. Therefore, thepresent structure providesa strap I1 whicli may be stitched, asiridiicafied atf8} to the rear portion of the outer wall I, and may bedimensioned to fold around the lower edges of the bill fold in itsclosed position and to be detachably connected to the flap I6.Preferably, a snap fastener of the glove-button type is employed forthis purpose, comprising a male.me1nber l9 secured to the end port-ionof the strap" i1;

and a female or socket member 20 secured in-the flap I6. Thus, when thestrap IT is folded arouiid' the-lower edges of the bill fold inits-close'dposi tionpin which it-encloses the" coin rack, andwhenthefiap I6 is folded over the'upper edges of the bill fold pocket,closing the latter, and; also clos ing' the guide wa-ys or slotswhichare provid'ed for coins, then the connection of the flap' E 6" tothe strap ll afi'ords very satisfactory; s'ecurer'nen-t for all parts ofthe structufe, and serves to hold the lower edges in neat,-- parallel:relation to each otherso as togive a finished and agreeable appear'anc'e tothe d'evice;as a'whole;

While there is' shown and: described herei-rf certain specific structureembodying the invention; it. will be manifest tothoseskilled in the artthat various modificaltions and re-a-rran'ge ments of-the part's may bemade-within-the'scope of thednvention, andthat the same'is notlimited tothe particular form hereinshownand described, except in so far asindicated by the appended: claims:-

D claim asmy invention:-

11A purse which includes an outer wall and anuinner wall securedtogether at thei'r ends and lower. margins and forming a pocket betweenstantial thickness attached to the upwardly'ex-' tending free portion ofsaid hinge and opening in the same direction as the pocket, the portionof the hinge below its securement to the pocket forming a tube open atone end, a flap extending upwardly from a portion of the outer walladjacent one end and foldable over the open side'of the pocket andagainst the portion of said outer wall adjacent the other end, and astrap extending downwardly from said first mentioned portion of theouter wall and foldable upwardly around the lower edge portions of thepocket, coin rack and tube, together with means for detachably securingsaid flap and said strap together.

2 A purse which includes an outer wall and an inner wall securedtogether at their ends and lower margins and forming a pocket betweenthem which is'ope'n at the upper side, a hinge of flexible sheetmaterial secured to the inner wall of said pocket, a rigid coin rack ofsubstantial thickness attached to said hinge at oheisideofitssecur'ement to" the pocket walltsaid hinge in cluding a tubularportion at the other side of its securement to the pocket walla aportion of thepocket being foldable" to overlie said r'acle and tube; aflap extendingupwardly from the? outer wall and foldable downwardly overthe open side of the pocket to close it, and a strap extending from:said outer wall and foldable upwardly" around the lower edge' portionsof the pobkh' together with means"- for detachably connectingsaidfia'pand strap: 7 r

3. A purse which includes an outer"wal'l*and an inner wall securedtogetherat'their e'nds ahd lower margins and for'riiing a= pocketibtweenthem which is open at the upper side; a hinge of flexible sheet materials'eeured-"to'the inner wall or saidpocket; a" rigid coin=r acl ofsubstantial thickness attached to said hirl'ge at one side ofitssecurement to the pocket' walli said h'inge' in-L cl'u'ding' a tubularportion at the other side ofits

